Bill has Carolina pedigree
As North Carolina’s legislative session (presumably) winds down over the next couple of weeks, it seems increasingly unlikely that the cap on state spending growth and other provisions of the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory's takes on issues
The most entertaining interview I’ve heard with Gov. Pat McCrory had nothing to do with state politics — or very little at least. It was mainly about barbecue and football. And it was bizarre, but... Read More
Pandora's primary
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 8, 2015. Legislators opened a Pandora’s box of problems when they decided two years ago to tinker with North Carolina’s presidential primary date... Read More
Insurance rules favor companies over consumers
Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina’s rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits... Read More
Wrong direction on beach groins
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 5, 2015. While taking their sweet time deciding how many North Carolina teachers' assistants can keep their jobs this year, our honorable legislators... Read More
DENR Secretary: Real estate in Eastern NC will lose value under EPA rules
North Carolina’s chief environmental regulator, Donald van der Vaart, said Wednesday that virtually all real estate in North Carolina east of Interstate 95 would lose value under the Environmental... Read More
Education turnaround teams successful, yet lawmakers push for takeover
Calling North Carolina’s school turnaround work “among the most ambitious in the nation,” Vanderbilt University researcher Gary Henry told members of the State Board of Education on Thursday... Read More
The law will prevail
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 5, 2015. Kim Davis is not a woman being persecuted for her religious beliefs. She’s a public official who refused to do her job. That’s why the... Read More
A baptism stirs memories, 135 years afterwards
When would a baptism in a small church in Wilmington be so important that it gets reportedin the newspapers? It happened in 1880 at Fifth Street Methodist Church and again at the same church 135 years... Read More
Should the state continue to fund driver's ed?
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Review online, September 4, 2015. State funding for driver's education reportedly continues to be one of the few remaining sticking points in the ongoing state budget... Read More
